80_FR_35039 80 FR 34922 - Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2014

80 FR 34922 - Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal Year 2014

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

Page Range34922-34923
FR Document2015-14924

In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5 million per year available for the payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program. In 2005, the law was amended, and the amount was increased to $5.5 million. The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a requirement of the Act that a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the Act be published annually in the Federal Register. This notice specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2014, as of September 30, 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-14924]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1066]


Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities 
Funded Under Provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century; Fiscal Year 2014

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
made $5 million per year available for the payment of Coast Guard 
expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating 
and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program. In 
2005, the law was amended, and the amount was increased to $5.5 
million. The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a 
requirement of the Act that a detailed accounting of the projects, 
programs, and activities funded under the national recreational boating 
safety program provision of the Act be published annually in the 
Federal Register. This notice specifies the funding amounts the Coast 
Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2014, as 
of September 30, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, call 
Jeff Ludwig, Regulations Development Manager, telephone 202-372-1061.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

[[Page 34923]]

Background and Purpose

    The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century became law on 
June 9, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-178; 112 Stat. 107). The Act required that of 
the $5 million made available to carry out the national recreational 
boating safety program each year, $2 million shall be available only to 
ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code. On September 
29, 2005, the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Amendments 
Act of 2005 was enacted (Pub. L. 109-74; 119 Stat. 2031). This Act 
increased the funds available to the national recreational boating 
safety program from $5 million to $5.5 million annually, and stated 
that ``not less than'' $2 million shall be available only to ensure 
compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code.
    These funds are available to the Secretary from the Sport Fish 
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund established under 26 U.S.C. 9504(a) 
for payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities 
directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national 
recreational boating safety program. Under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c), no funds 
available to the Secretary under this subsection may be used to replace 
funding traditionally provided through general appropriations, nor for 
any purposes except those purposes authorized; namely, for personnel 
and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the 
national recreational boating safety program. Amounts made available 
under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) remain available during the two succeeding 
fiscal years. Any amount that is unexpended or unobligated at the end 
of the 3-year period during which it is available, shall be withdrawn 
by the Secretary and allocated to the States in addition to any other 
amounts available for allocation in the fiscal year in which they are 
withdrawn or the following fiscal year.
    Use of these funds requires compliance with standard Federal 
contracting rules with associated lead and processing times resulting 
in a lag time between available funds and spending. The total amount of 
funding transferred to the Coast Guard from the Sport Fish Restoration 
and Boating Trust Fund and committed, obligated, and/or expended during 
fiscal year 2014 for each activity is shown below.

Specific Accounting of Funds

    Manufacturer Compliance Inspection Program/Boat Testing Program: 
Funding was provided to continue the national recreational boat factory 
visit program, initiated in January 2001. During the Fiscal Year a new 
contract was awarded that revised the factory visit program into the 
Manufacturer Compliance Inspection Program. Under this revised program, 
contracted personnel, acting on behalf of the Coast Guard, visit 
recreational boat manufacturers, recreational boat dealers, and 
recreational boat shows to inspect for compliance with the Federal 
regulations. During the 2014 reporting year, inspectors performed 444 
factory visits, 81 dealer visits, and 3 boat show visits resulting in 
1,272 boats being inspected. Funding was also provided for testing of 
certain associated equipment and in-water testing of atypical and used 
recreational boats for compliance with capacity and flotation 
standards. ($1,521,108). Additional expenditures regarding this topic 
include Contract Personnel Support ($109,122) and Reimbursable Salaries 
($146,248). Collectively, these expenditures are considered to be 
applicable to the legal requirement that ``not less than'' $2 million 
be available to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. 
Code.
    Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) Web System: Funding was 
allocated to continue providing the BARD Web System, which enables 
reporting authorities in the 50 States, five U.S. Territories, and the 
District of Columbia to submit their accident reports electronically 
over a secure Internet connection. The system also enables the user 
community to generate statistical reports that show the frequency, 
nature, and severity of boating accidents. Funds supported system 
maintenance, development, and technical (hotline) support. ($379,946).
    Contract Personnel Support: Funding was provided for contract 
personnel to support the appropriate cost/benefit analyses for 
potential new regulations and to conduct general boating safety-related 
research and analysis and to assist the manufacturer compliance 
program. ($582,061).
    Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was provided to carry out the work 
as prescribed in 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) and as described herein. The first 
position was that of a professional mathematician/statistician to 
conduct necessary national surveys and studies on recreational boating 
activities as well as to serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies 
that are conducting boating surveys so that we can pool our resources 
and reduce costs. The second position was that of a Recreational 
Boating Safety Specialist/Marine Investigator with responsibilities 
that include overseeing and managing RBS projects related to carbon 
monoxide poisoning, propeller injury mitigation, and manufacturer 
compliance initiatives. The third position was that of a Legislative 
and Strategic Planning Manager, with responsibilities that include 
analyzing proposed and enacted legislation for RBS impacts, and 
managing the development and implementation of the National 
Recreational Boating Safety Program's strategic plan. The fourth 
position was that of a Division Administrative Assistant, with 
responsibilities that include providing administrative support for the 
Boating Safety Division. ($476,778).
    Trust Fund Financial Assessment: Funding was made available to 
provide a professional assessment of the Coast Guard's stewardship of 
the financial resources provided through the Sport Fish Restoration and 
Boating Trust Fund. ($214,998).
    Web site Support: Funding was made available for this initiative to 
provide a full range of public media and boating safety information at 
http://www.uscgboating.org for a worldwide audience. It covers a wide 
spectrum of boating safety related topics and is dedicated to reducing 
loss of life, injuries, and property damage that occur on U.S. 
waterways by improving the knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
recreational boaters. ($75,153).
    Of the $5.5 million made available to the Coast Guard in fiscal 
year 2014, $2,116,374 has been committed, obligated, or expended and an 
additional $657,196 of prior fiscal year funds have been committed, 
obligated, or expended, as of September 30, 2014. The remainder of the 
FY14 funds made available to the Coast Guard (approximately $3,380,000) 
may be retained for the allowable period for the National Recreational 
Boating Survey or transferred into the pool of money available for 
allocation through the state grant program.

Authority

    This notice is issued pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C. 
13107(c)(4).

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-14924 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
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34922 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices to the mandatory guidelines which accident, other (fitness for duty, return reveal adulteration and/or substitution? would provide federal executive branch to duty, etc.))? What are the acceptability criteria for agencies with the option of collecting these biomarkers or tests? Collection and testing an oral fluid specimen in • Is the ‘‘invalid’’ result category addition to urine specimen. The • What training should a collector reasonable for hair testing? If so, what comment period concludes on July 14, receive prior to collecting the hair criteria are acceptable to classify a 2015. specimen? specimen result as invalid? Section 503 of Public Law 100–71, 5 • What is the best protocol to collect the hair specimen? Testing U.S.C. Section 7301 note, required the • Should the hair collection protocol • What technologies are available to Department to establish scientific and be standardized, including specific perform initial and confirmatory testing technical guidelines and amendments in instructions on how close to cut the hair on hair specimens? accordance with Executive Order 12564 and to publish Mandatory Guidelines specimen to the skin, how to determine • What is the best sample for valid the authenticity of the hair specimen, quality control/proficiency testing which establish comprehensive what cutting instruments to use, how to material? How should this quality standards for all aspects of laboratory ensure the cutting instruments are control/proficiency testing material be drug testing and procedures, including decontaminated, and whether the use of prepared? What is the best method to standards that require the use of the best collection kits should be required? prepare a contaminated hair sample available technology for ensuring the • What is the minimum amount of full reliability and accuracy of drug tests versus a sample that represents drug hair that should be collected? use? and strict procedures governing the chain of custody of specimens collected Specimen Preparation Janine Cook, for drug testing. These revisions to the • What are acceptable protocols for Chemist, Division of Workplace Programs, Mandatory Guidelines promote and hair specimen preparation, such as Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, establish standards that use the best cutting/powdering, initial washing, SAMHSA. available technology for ensuring the decontamination, and pre-extraction [FR Doc. 2015–14964 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] full reliability and accuracy of drug (i.e., digestion, micro pulverization, BILLING CODE 4162–20–P tests, while reflecting the ongoing etc.)? process of review and evaluation of • Should the washing and legal, scientific, and societal concerns. decontamination procedures be analyte DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SAMHSA’s chartered CSAP Drug specific? SECURITY Testing Advisory Board (DTAB) is the • What criteria should be used to vehicle to provide recommendations to determine the acceptability of a specific Coast Guard the SAMHSA Administrator for wash and decontamination procedure? Are there published research studies, [Docket No. USCG–2010–1066] proposed changes to the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug with experimental data included, that Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Testing Programs. The DTAB process demonstrate that a particular wash Programs, and Activities Funded involves evaluating the scientific procedure is effective at removing Under Provisions of the Transportation supportability of any considered external contaminants while not Equity Act for the 21st Century; Fiscal change. To assist the DTAB, we are significantly affecting the amount of Year 2014 soliciting written comments and incorporated drug related to drug use? statements from the general public and • If washing steps are used for ACTION: Notice. industry stakeholders regarding a decontamination, should adjustments be variety of issues related to hair made for drug concentrations detected SUMMARY: In 1999, the Transportation specimen drug testing, including the in the wash fluids? What calculations Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5 hair specimen, its collection, specimen are recommended for these million per year available for the preparation, analytes/cutoffs, specimen adjustments? payment of Coast Guard expenses for validity, and initial and confirmatory personnel and activities directly related Analytes/Cutoffs testing. to coordinating and carrying out the II. Solicitation of Comments: We are • What analytes should be measured national recreational boating safety seeking additional information to in hair by the initial and confirmatory program. In 2005, the law was amended, inform potential use of hair specimens tests? and the amount was increased to $5.5 • What initial and confirmation million. The Coast Guard is publishing for drug testing, specifically on the cutoffs should be used for the various this notice to satisfy a requirement of following questions: hair drug testing analytes? the Act that a detailed accounting of the Hair Specimen • For each analyte/drug, what criteria projects, programs, and activities (cutoff) should be used to distinguish • What are the acceptable body funded under the national recreational external contamination from drug use? boating safety program provision of the locations from which to collect hair for • What unique metabolites or other workplace drug testing? What should be Act be published annually in the biomarkers exist to confirm use and to Federal Register. This notice specifies done if head hair is not available for distinguish drug use from external collection? the funding amounts the Coast Guard contamination for which the drugs are has committed, obligated, or expended • What hair treatments (i.e., shampoo, currently tested? during fiscal year 2014, as of September tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES conditioning, perm, relaxers, coloring, bleaching, straightening, hair transplant) Specimen Validity 30, 2014. influence drug concentration in hair and • Are biomarkers or tests needed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For to what degree? verify that the specimen is authentic questions on this notice, call Jeff • What are the acceptable reasons for human hair? Ludwig, Regulations Development hair testing (i.e., pre-employment, • Are there appropriate biomarkers or Manager, telephone 202–372–1061. random, reasonable suspicion, post- tests for the hair specimen that would SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices 34923 Background and Purpose Fiscal Year a new contract was awarded poisoning, propeller injury mitigation, The Transportation Equity Act for the that revised the factory visit program and manufacturer compliance 21st Century became law on June 9, into the Manufacturer Compliance initiatives. The third position was that 1998 (Pub. L. 105–178; 112 Stat. 107). Inspection Program. Under this revised of a Legislative and Strategic Planning The Act required that of the $5 million program, contracted personnel, acting Manager, with responsibilities that made available to carry out the national on behalf of the Coast Guard, visit include analyzing proposed and enacted recreational boating safety program each recreational boat manufacturers, legislation for RBS impacts, and year, $2 million shall be available only recreational boat dealers, and managing the development and recreational boat shows to inspect for implementation of the National to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of compliance with the Federal Title 46, U.S. Code. On September 29, Recreational Boating Safety Program’s regulations. During the 2014 reporting 2005, the Sportfishing and Recreational strategic plan. The fourth position was year, inspectors performed 444 factory Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005 that of a Division Administrative visits, 81 dealer visits, and 3 boat show was enacted (Pub. L. 109–74; 119 Stat. Assistant, with responsibilities that visits resulting in 1,272 boats being 2031). This Act increased the funds include providing administrative inspected. Funding was also provided available to the national recreational support for the Boating Safety Division. for testing of certain associated boating safety program from $5 million ($476,778). equipment and in-water testing of to $5.5 million annually, and stated that atypical and used recreational boats for Trust Fund Financial Assessment: ‘‘not less than’’ $2 million shall be compliance with capacity and flotation available only to ensure compliance Funding was made available to provide standards. ($1,521,108). Additional a professional assessment of the Coast with Chapter 43 of Title 46, U.S. Code. expenditures regarding this topic These funds are available to the Guard’s stewardship of the financial include Contract Personnel Support resources provided through the Sport Secretary from the Sport Fish ($109,122) and Reimbursable Salaries Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Fish Restoration and Boating Trust ($146,248). Collectively, these Fund. ($214,998). established under 26 U.S.C. 9504(a) for expenditures are considered to be payment of Coast Guard expenses for applicable to the legal requirement that Web site Support: Funding was made personnel and activities directly related ‘‘not less than’’ $2 million be available available for this initiative to provide a to coordinating and carrying out the to ensure compliance with Chapter 43 of full range of public media and boating national recreational boating safety Title 46, U.S. Code. safety information at http:// program. Under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c), no Boating Accident Report Database www.uscgboating.org for a worldwide funds available to the Secretary under (BARD) Web System: Funding was audience. It covers a wide spectrum of this subsection may be used to replace allocated to continue providing the boating safety related topics and is funding traditionally provided through BARD Web System, which enables dedicated to reducing loss of life, general appropriations, nor for any reporting authorities in the 50 States, injuries, and property damage that occur purposes except those purposes five U.S. Territories, and the District of on U.S. waterways by improving the authorized; namely, for personnel and Columbia to submit their accident knowledge, skills, and abilities of activities directly related to reports electronically over a secure coordinating and carrying out the recreational boaters. ($75,153). Internet connection. The system also national recreational boating safety enables the user community to generate Of the $5.5 million made available to program. Amounts made available statistical reports that show the the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2014, under 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) remain frequency, nature, and severity of $2,116,374 has been committed, available during the two succeeding boating accidents. Funds supported obligated, or expended and an fiscal years. Any amount that is system maintenance, development, and additional $657,196 of prior fiscal year unexpended or unobligated at the end of technical (hotline) support. ($379,946). funds have been committed, obligated, the 3-year period during which it is Contract Personnel Support: Funding or expended, as of September 30, 2014. available, shall be withdrawn by the was provided for contract personnel to The remainder of the FY14 funds made Secretary and allocated to the States in support the appropriate cost/benefit available to the Coast Guard addition to any other amounts available analyses for potential new regulations (approximately $3,380,000) may be for allocation in the fiscal year in which and to conduct general boating safety- retained for the allowable period for the they are withdrawn or the following related research and analysis and to National Recreational Boating Survey or fiscal year. assist the manufacturer compliance transferred into the pool of money Use of these funds requires program. ($582,061). available for allocation through the state compliance with standard Federal Reimbursable Salaries: Funding was provided to carry out the work as grant program. contracting rules with associated lead and processing times resulting in a lag prescribed in 46 U.S.C. 13107(c) and as Authority time between available funds and described herein. The first position was spending. The total amount of funding that of a professional mathematician/ This notice is issued pursuant to 5 transferred to the Coast Guard from the statistician to conduct necessary U.S.C. 552 and 46 U.S.C. 13107(c)(4). Sport Fish Restoration and Boating national surveys and studies on Dated: June 12, 2015. Trust Fund and committed, obligated, recreational boating activities as well as J.C. Burton, and/or expended during fiscal year 2014 to serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies that are conducting boating Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of for each activity is shown below. Inspections & Compliance. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES surveys so that we can pool our Specific Accounting of Funds resources and reduce costs. The second [FR Doc. 2015–14924 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] Manufacturer Compliance Inspection position was that of a Recreational BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Program/Boat Testing Program: Funding Boating Safety Specialist/Marine was provided to continue the national Investigator with responsibilities that recreational boat factory visit program, include overseeing and managing RBS initiated in January 2001. During the projects related to carbon monoxide VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1


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